Window-screen.



' H. HIGGIN.

WINDOWl SCREEN.

APPLICATION man 1AN.24. 1916.

/I /IM H. HIGGIN;

WINDOW SCREEN.

APPLICATION men 1AN.24.1916.

Patented Deo., 4, 1917.

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HENRY HIGGIIN, 0E NEWPURT, KENTUCKY,

ASSIGNOE T0 THE HIGrGrN MANUFAC- TUEllNG COMPNY, 0E NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, A COEPORTIQN OE WEST VJIEGINA.

WINDOW-SCREEN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 24, 1916. Serial No. 73am.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it lmown that l, HENRY Hicom, a citizen of the lUnited States, and a resident or the city of Newport in the county of Campbell and State or lentucky, have invented certain new and useful llmprovements in Window-Screens, of which the following is a full, clear, and enact description, reference being had to the acompanying drawing, forming'part of this specifica tion. i

My invention relates to window screens lhavin metallic frames.. ln screens or this type, t e preferred form as developed in the art is that wherein a frame portion is provided having smooth sides and a channel along the inside thereof in which is wedged the wire nettings. lt is customary to take a'strip mol sheet metal and bend it over on itself so as to tormthis shape, and to cut the molding into four pieces which are mitered and joined together at the corners.

My invention re ates to screen. moldings oi this character, which are in their essence mere metal framework made up in the shape of the older wood screens to which channel irons were attached to retain the screen wire. lln making the frame parts of metal, however it is necessary to make up the side moldings or frame pieces of diderent shape than the top and bottom pieces, because in the side pieces there must be left an additional channel to engage over the screen guides in the window trames where the screen is to be used. 'lhis shaping is cornplicated and expensive. lt isaccordingly one of the objects ol my invention to provide a metal screen frame which is made up of two pieces of metal, one ol said pieces being reversible in the other piece to make the screen guide channel, or not as desired. llt is also an object to provide a strong screen frame out of light sheet metal, having two thicknesses of metal at the' inner or wire channel and also at the outer or guide channel,I and in the case where there is not needed a guide channel to have two thicknesses in the main or body portion of the frame.

'llhese objects l accomplish by that certain construction and arrangement el parts to be hereinafter more .speeically pointed out and claimed.;

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Figure l is a side elevation oir a portion ot the new screen,

Eig. 2 is a sectional perspective view ol a side frame piece.

Eig. 3 is a perspective view ol a corner brace.. 4

Eig. t is a perspective view of the secondary trarne piece.

Y Fig. 5 is a sectional perspective view ol an upper screen trame piece..

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the primary frame piece.

Eig. 7 is a side elevation of a screen corner of a modification of my device.

liig. 8 is a sectional perspective view thereof.

Eig. 9 is a perspective view or" the modified inner corner brace, and Eig. l0 is an elevation of the ller block, artly in section.

The screen frame is ma e up for top and bottom, or for the sides out of two pieces or bent sheet metal. The primary piece is bent double at l to form the outer wall of the wire channel, continued double to torni the base 2 of said channel and then separated with one side continuing straight at 3 and the other bent up at 4lto form the inner wall of the wire channel and then bent at 5 again parallel with the portion 3.

'lhus there is provided a double ly channel and the two sides of a rectangu ar shape in lconformance with the practice in the wooden screen or the past. The Jree ends of this primary piece are bent over at ld to provide an abutment. lor the secondary strips.

ln addition to this rimary piece, a secondary iece is provided, oi the width of the insi e oi' the rectangular portion of the primary piece, and having sides ,6 and 7 and a base 8. 'lhis secondary piece is to be inserted in the rectan lar space noted in two ways. For the si e trame piece it is to be set with its open end outward (Eig. 2). ln this osition it is then secured in place by spot welding or other desired means, and a channel is left at the side of the trame so lformed which will engage over 'the guide moldingQ on the window frame.'

The upper and loweriirame pieces do not require a channel, and accordingly the secondary piece is inserted in the rectangular space in the primary pieces for such frame members and welded or otherwise secured in place (Fig. 5). The screen wire 10 is secured in the channel by means 0i a spline ll, as is customary.

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The frame pieces are mitered at the corners, and corner braces are provided having members 12 and 13 to seat beneath the secondary piece in the primary frame piece. The arm 12 will fit under the edges of the side portions 6 and 7 in the top frame piece, for-example and the arm 13 will fit under the base 8 of the secondary piece in the side frame member.

It is thus seen that in making up the screen, but two kinds of strips need be made, one of which is very simple and inexpensive. It can be seen that the frame is double ply at the points where this is necessary, and'that the welding or solderingis made at the outside of the molding instead of in the screen Wire channel, as has been the* case in the past. This is a distinct advantage, because in the old-form of metal molding or frame, it was necessary to hold the lapped over portions from springing apart during soldering, whereas -it can be seen that in this molding the secondary piece will remain in place without clamping it down in any way during the soldering operation. In soldering light metal, there is likely to be warping out of shape of the moldings, and if vthis occure in the wire channel the moldings are not fit for use.

The economy gained in making up the rectangular frame portions of the screen frame out of two portions of metal instead of out of one piece bent around and soldered or welded lso as to make up a one-piece rectangular moldin is now apparent. Other arrangements,- primary 'and secondary frapie ortionscould readily be devised, but thefa` ure to mention these is not intended to excl'iide them from the scope of the claims that follow, where su'ch claims are broad enough to include such equivalent devices.

It is another advantage of my wire'retaining molding that it may. be em loyed for various forms of work without t e necessity of any welding or soldering Whatever. As shown in Figs.- 7 to 10, the screen wire moldin is formed in exactly the same manner as ghe molding already described (Fig. 6). The balance of the moldin for a heavier screen frame, as for doors an the like, is made of a single strip of metal bent to form a top 15 and sides 16, 16, said ,sides having a groove 17 to receive the anges 14 on the molding, andthe portion ofthe sides beyond the groove of a proper length to fit snugly into the end opening of the wire re taining or principal molding.

A filler block of wood is used with this type of screen frame to prevent springmg of the metal, said block being cut with a groove 18 to enga the groove 17 ,-and with a portion 19 to l the outer part of the ame, and a portion 20 to ll the inner por.

tion.

` There are preferably employed two corlar portions vbeneath the ner braces in this portion of the frame, the fitted and filled member being properly mitered at the corners as before. brace for the outside corner is of comparatively thin metal, having arms 21, 21. The filler block is cut away on the outside to receive the brace arms at each side of the corner, and screws 22, 22, are used to securely hold the braces in place.

The braces for the inside corner are like the corner braces of the screen frame irstly described, except that they are thicker. They have arms 23, 23, and trie fillers are cut away at 24 to permit of the insertion of these braces. This cut is made of the entire inner portion 20 and the brace is of a size suflicient to ll it.

These braces are also secured in place by separate means, such as rivets, because the strain on the molding in a large door or the like is very considerable.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. In a window screen, a frame molding for said screen comprising a primary portion having a screen wire channel therein, and a secondary portion having a guide channel therein, and means for securing the two together in a plurality of positions.

2. In a window screen molding, a rimary The upper portion and a secondary portion t erefor,

said secondary portion being mountable in the rimary (portion so as to form a lateral gui eway an so as to form a closed top or bottom vmember for said molding, as desired. y

3. In a window screen molding, a primary portion bent so as to form a wire receiving channel and an open ended rectangular portion for the main body of the frame, and a secondary portion adapted to be mounted within said rectangular portion, said secondary portion having a channel therein, and means for mounting it in the said rectangular portion so as to turn the channel outwardly for the side molding members, or inwardly for the top and bottom members.

4. In a lwire screen molding, a primary portion bent so as to form a wire receiving tion .for themain body of the frame, and-a secondary portion adapted -to be mountedwithin said rectangular ortion, and corner braces for use 1nl assemb ing said moldings, said brace'sadapted to seat in the rectangu- `5. In window screen,

for the screen, comprising a primary ortion having a screen wire channel an an open side, and' a secondary ortion having a member to engage in and l the o1: en side o f the primary portion, said secondary portion adapted to complete the molding.

6. In a window screen, a frame molding secondary portions.' 4 aframe molding` 10 for the screen,

inmate lor the screen, comprising a primary portion having a screen Wire channel and an open side, and a secondary portion having a member to engage in and fill-the open side of the primary portion, and a member eX- tending laterally outside of the primary portion, said secondary portionradapted to complete the molding. i

7. In a Window screen, a frame, molding comprising a primary por tion having a screen Wire channel and. an open side, and a secondary portion having a member to engage in and ll the open side of the primary portion, and a member extending .laterally outside of the primary portion, said secondary portion adapted to complete the molding, and a Jller block of Wood or the like for said secondary portion to prevent springing of the moldin HENRY Hl Glhl. 

